The NYSS and
Excelsior for freshmen trotting colts accounted for 10 of the 12 races on the
Monday night card at Tioga and were true to the promise of unpredictable form
the baby trotters exhibit.
Tirade Hanover and Brian Sears set a new track record |
Top driver Brian
Sears made the trip from Jersey for just the one drive on Tirade Hanover and Sears made it
count. The precocious gelded son of first crop sire Crazed responded to a
flawless steer by lowering the track record for his division by a second and a
half to 1:55.4 under minimal encouragement.
Now a winner four
times in seven starts (with a few legitimate excuses thrown in) and boasting a
return of nearly $80,000 on the $10,000 purchase price for the partnership of
Leigh Nichol, S. M. Moss, H. & H. R. Solomon and trainer Tyler Raymer,
Tirade Hanover looks to be a comer in the program.
Upsets marked the
first couple of splits, with Jeff Gregory steering a pair of outsiders to
rewarding scores for their small legion of backers.
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got the gold for the first time in his brief career at 5 1/2 to 1 for trainer
Jonas Czernyson and owner Jarold Hawks in an impressive 1:59- taking the initial
sires stake offering.
Gregory spun right back in division two at a mutuel of
$47.40 with Prove Up for trainer Linda Toscano and owner Richard Balog when the
short priced Twisted Pretzel went
awry in the stretch.
Form returned in
the final NYSS division when the flashy Credit Winner colt Fashion Blizzard won
as expected after his well meant third in the Peter Haughton final last week.
Jim Morrill, Jr was aboard for trainer Jim Campbell and owner Jules Siegel's
Fashion Farms. This colt is a home
bred from Mr. Siegel's good stakes winning mare of a few seasons ago, Fun
And Strokes.
Most impressive
among the six Excelsior winners were two more sons of Crazed.
Frank Antonacci
let the home bred Crazed N Lindy
roll through a wicked 1:25.4 three quarters before coasting in for a 1:57.3
tally. He is owned by the breeders, Lindy Racing Stable, along with Robert
Rudolph.
Robin Would
sprinted home off a pocket ride to record a 1:58.2 score with Morrill aboard for
trainer Larry Remmen and owners Joseph Jannuzzelli, Saverio Spagnolo and Ray
Remmen; posting another credit for Crazed's siring résumé.
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